Those seeking foreign employment now be granted labor authorization based on duration of their employment

KATHMANDU: The government has removed the provision for a two-year work permit for Nepalis going to the Gulf countries for work.

Instead, it was decided to grant a work permit for the same period based on the destination country’s work permit or the work agreement between the employer and the worker.

According to Danduraj Ghimire, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security, this decision was made based on the discovery that workers currently working in Gulf countries are given a two-year work permit.

When a work permit is given for only two years, there was a problem of having to return to the country in between to renew the work permit.